Even though animals are endanger of human activity & develop it's still not too late to help them out. It is up to us as a whole to help bring animals' numbers back to a stable level. We can't let these precious species just die off, we have to conserve our resources & leave much of the rainforests untouched!
I see some people out there try to make 'pets' out of these wild animals but that is something I frown upon b/c they are wild and supposed to enrich the environment. There is no greater joy than to see wildlife nursed back to health & given a second chance to start a new in the wild and thrive. I hope that one day animal conservation will be a big-to-do & the public will grow more plants & trees & help to preserve mother nature. Let's keep mother earth beautiful & clean & recycle more.
He was very healthy too, b/c a baby bird that actively learns to hunt & feeds itself is a good sign it's ready for release. I gave him a thorough examination looking him over & he put on a good deal of weight in just those three days. By the 2nd day and 1/2 he was eating on his own & I let him get his fill and prepared meals according to rehabber's diets for woodpeckers. It cost a pretty penny too & time & attention. The perch kept his legs positioned correctly.
Mind you now, that you have to make every effort to find a licensed rehabber or vet to take any wild animal in but we tried & had no luck so someone had to help this migratory bird b/c it was a big deal to me & probably any environmentalist to ensure its survival b/c every bird saved is helping the environment. Birds are very important for nature & so are most all other animals. I just hope Twiggy will make more baby sapsuckers to increase the woodpecker populations everywhere in the wild.
I cared for him for 3 days and he started pecking & looking for food & I dug up grubs, earthworms, and bought 12 crickets & he pecked at them and wolfed them all down. I have a pic of him chowing down on a grub. He would make short flights in the house & I went out & released him on Xmas morning and he is thriving well outside making a nest & hunting for food & putting a thousand holes in trees in our yard but he never comes close b/c he is wild now & hangs w/other birds & bluejays.
First, I had to warm it, then when it perked up, it pecked around & was hungry & I had to gently open its mouth by the tuft under its chin and put a little food in at a time. Nestlings, usually are feed every 15 minutes around the clock from dusk til dawn. Luckily this was a fully fledged baby bird but the nest & parents were gone. The rains had washed the nest away & no other birds were around to tend to the little guy. He slept after every meal in the carrier on his perch & in nestbox.
I bet the rehabber lost a heck of a lot of sleep taking caring of that little fellow. Man, I sure did when I had to care for this baby Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Woodpecker over Xmas break. The rehabber my cousin called couldn't make it so she made me take it home & I looked after it day & night. It never missed a meal & it got all the vital nutrients b/c I have rehab books a plenty on all animals. After the release, I looked like I had been beat w/the ugly stick I saw sooo tired.
♥Beautiful Hummingbird Video! ~Please Never Put Red Dye In Hummingird Feeder Sugar Water & Don't Buy Mixtures That Have Red Dye Or Anything Artificial ~It Will Kill Hummingbirds! Companies Want to Make Money Selling Junk & Don't Care About Hummingbirds! Make Your Own Hummingbird Nectar Easily! ~ Put 1/2 Cup Pure Cane Sugar & 2 Cups Cool Water In A Stainless Steel Pan & Boil For A Couple Minutes! Let It FULLY COOL! Then Put It In Hummingbird Feeder! Always 4 Parts Water & 1 Part Sugar!♥
@MagickalHummingbird Hey retard! How about you get a brain? My grandfather, bless his soul, feeds hummingbirds RED DYED sugar water he makes himself, and the same 30-some hummingbirds come EVERY YEAR. So try doing the right thing, for once.
@MagickalHummingbird Yes, this is true... NEVER EVER put red dye in any hummingbird water to feed... So Tsami6, people are not "retards" and they DO "have a brain"....
"The mother hummingbird will eat nectar and bugs and then regurgitate it into a slurry substance the baby hummingbirds can digest. She will feed this mixture to the baby hummingbirds approximately every twenty (20) minutes. A baby hummingbird needs the mother hummingbird to feed them. Baby hummingbirds can not drink hummingbird nectar like adults do because there is not enough protein in the regular hummingbird nectar." from some website
oops... well... im actually feeding it with pure nectar, and its "fully alive" i just really hope it can survive (the funny thing is that as soon as he hears me, he puts up his head high so i can feed him ^_^ its actually pretty cute =D)
aaww i have now one baby hummingbird in my patio, and the other one just died a few minutes ago because the mom abandoned them, now i dont know how to feed it! :'( i gave it sugar water, but... i dont think its gonna make it
Maybe somebody can help me! I live in the mountains of Colorado and hummingbirds are very common. Well, a few days ago, i found a young humming bird but old enough to fly on my sidewalk. She is missing half her feathers on one wing and cant fly. At the moment she is hanging out in a shoebox witha saucer of nectar. I dont know what to do! heLP!
he feds them sugar water. mix sugar water with water and they will come. But he could only feed it 1 drop at a time because if you push more then they can eat they will drown, same thing with all baby animals
yeh i was leaning against a wall watching a nest of barn swallows and i felt something itchy and looked at my arm and i was covered i took like 10 showers worst part was that they got in my hair
Menanwhile, because it is a punishable "crime" to "kidnap" a baby bird in need in certain countries (It´s almost like playin the role of Osama Bin Laden :)) the baby dehydrates and dies...
I think this legilation can be carried to extremes. If the person involved means well, and unless is trying to cage or "keep" a wild bird it would be consideres de crime. But if you are sincerily trying to help such laws would need to be to be interpreted that way and not consider a "criminal" a person who means well and know or at least is trying to do the right thing.
Well, the hummer did fly away and he was very happy. My intention was to save this creature since he was lying in the ground, not hurt, but helpless. I think this legislation in ceertain countries about the hands-off nature policy is at times silly. If a bird or any animal needs your help it should be exercised on the spot, unless, you are dealing with a creature you know nothing about.
Hello, thanks anyway. The hummingbir flew a month ago. He was happy and healthy, and I fed him like a pig. 100ml Water, 2 tsp sugar + 1 tsp bee pollen + a bit of egg white, and a micro portion of egg yolk.
Hi, I live in Guatemala and need to know what bebay hummingbirds are fed with. In Guatemala I don´t know if we have "rehabbers". ¿Did you feed it or the rehabber? Could you please ask the rehabber what "home" formuls he would recommend for a already feathered baby humminbird that can tfly yet? Thanks.
Dietas equilibradas en polvo, para agregar sólo agua tibia: ej. Nektar-Plus. Si urge (un polluelo sólo aguanta unas horas), solución de emergencia: 5ml de polen (una cucharadita), 10ml de azúcar (2 cucharaditas), 114 ml de agua tibia. Agitar hasta completa disolución antes de ofrecer. Esta fórmula es aceptable para la mayoría de especies en adultos y polluelos volantones, pero si no está totalmente emplumado, van a faltar proteínas.
As you've found out first hand, people can get very testy when someone else messes with wildlife. I would recommend noting in the video description that a wildlife rehabber was the one attempting to rescue the bird, so others can rest assured that the bird is in competent hands (not making any judgement about your abilities - but people usually assume the worst!).
The best advice I could give would be to call the rehab center and explain the situation, and then see what they want you to do. It may involve bringing the animal to them, or waiting around by the animal until they get there. Or, it may be to leave the animal to die. Sometimes that's the only option.
Given the general shortage of personnel at rehab centers, they would probably ask you to bring the bird to them anyway, and so you would be acting under their diretion and have permission to temporarily possess the bird.
Wildlife rehabilitators have (or should have) special permits from the government to keep wild birds to rehab them. It is possible that anyone in the process of transporting a sick or injured to a rehabilitator is temporarily exempt from the MBTA and may possess the bird while en route to the rehabber. But that part I'm not entirely clear on.
It is also illegal to possess any part or a bird, including feathers, nests, or eggs. Technically, anyone who has a bird feather (chicken, turkey, grouse, quail, also known as "game birds" don't count) is in violation of the law, although there are bigger fish to fry so no one's really going to come after you about that (but still, it carries a $2,500 fine!).
Part 1 of 5 - sorry, this had to be broken down because of the 500 character limit!
Feeding is not illegal - anyone can put up bird feeders. The difference is having the bird in your possession vs. having the bird come to your feeder on its own accord and leave when it chooses (it's free and wild), and not "possesed" by any person. "Possessed" can be thought of as held, kept, captured, or taken, although there are several other definitions.
It is against Canada, US, and Mexico law to possess hummingbirds (and most other wild birds, in fact), as part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. All hummers are protected, even though a few species don't migrate. The biologists you spoke to are misinformed, and you should refer them to the MBTA, or possibly state officials.
You should have left the bird alone or contacted a wild bird rehabber. Mother was probably out feeding. They get no help from the male. Your biologist better look up information before giving advice because they are dead wrong, and now you have a dead hummer.
While it is quite easy to hand feed baby songbirds, as they eat pieces of chopped up mealworms and soaked dog kibble and pieces of grape, hummingbirds are so tiny that it really requires a genius. It's extremely difficult.
Baby hummingbirds cannot live on sugar water alone. In fact, if they do not get protein within 24 hours they will die. That is probably what happened to your friends birds. I hope everyone reads this, if you find baby hummingbirds, PUT THEM BACK in the nest if you can. The mother will be looking for them to feed them the partially digested bugs that they need to survive. If you can't find the nest, find a wildlife recovery center to help.
Lisamri, is right. It's against the law to have these birds, their nests or their eggs in your possession. I can tell by what was in the syringe that he didn't have a clue.
Wildlife rescue centers in Nevada
Nevada, Northern region, Washoe County (Reno)..... 775-284-WILD
Nevada, Southern region, Clark County (Las Vegas)..... 702-238-0570
Nevada, Western region, Washoe County (Carson City)..... 775-849-0345
Baby birds are hard to take care of, especially the smaller ones. I tried to care for a baby robin once. It also lasted only a few days. I think they need to be at a certain age before people are able to help them.
Even though animals are endanger of human activity & develop it's still not too late to help them out. It is up to us as a whole to help bring animals' numbers back to a stable level. We can't let these precious species just die off, we have to conserve our resources & leave much of the rainforests untouched!
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
I see some people out there try to make 'pets' out of these wild animals but that is something I frown upon b/c they are wild and supposed to enrich the environment. There is no greater joy than to see wildlife nursed back to health & given a second chance to start a new in the wild and thrive. I hope that one day animal conservation will be a big-to-do & the public will grow more plants & trees & help to preserve mother nature. Let's keep mother earth beautiful & clean & recycle more.
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
He was very healthy too, b/c a baby bird that actively learns to hunt & feeds itself is a good sign it's ready for release. I gave him a thorough examination looking him over & he put on a good deal of weight in just those three days. By the 2nd day and 1/2 he was eating on his own & I let him get his fill and prepared meals according to rehabber's diets for woodpeckers. It cost a pretty penny too & time & attention. The perch kept his legs positioned correctly.
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
Mind you now, that you have to make every effort to find a licensed rehabber or vet to take any wild animal in but we tried & had no luck so someone had to help this migratory bird b/c it was a big deal to me & probably any environmentalist to ensure its survival b/c every bird saved is helping the environment. Birds are very important for nature & so are most all other animals. I just hope Twiggy will make more baby sapsuckers to increase the woodpecker populations everywhere in the wild.
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
I cared for him for 3 days and he started pecking & looking for food & I dug up grubs, earthworms, and bought 12 crickets & he pecked at them and wolfed them all down. I have a pic of him chowing down on a grub. He would make short flights in the house & I went out & released him on Xmas morning and he is thriving well outside making a nest & hunting for food & putting a thousand holes in trees in our yard but he never comes close b/c he is wild now & hangs w/other birds & bluejays.
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
First, I had to warm it, then when it perked up, it pecked around & was hungry & I had to gently open its mouth by the tuft under its chin and put a little food in at a time. Nestlings, usually are feed every 15 minutes around the clock from dusk til dawn. Luckily this was a fully fledged baby bird but the nest & parents were gone. The rains had washed the nest away & no other birds were around to tend to the little guy. He slept after every meal in the carrier on his perch & in nestbox.
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
I bet the rehabber lost a heck of a lot of sleep taking caring of that little fellow. Man, I sure did when I had to care for this baby Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Woodpecker over Xmas break. The rehabber my cousin called couldn't make it so she made me take it home & I looked after it day & night. It never missed a meal & it got all the vital nutrients b/c I have rehab books a plenty on all animals. After the release, I looked like I had been beat w/the ugly stick I saw sooo tired.
silverbulletgirl29 1 month ago
Oh how sweet did the baby make it
AMCKEJB3 2 months ago
OMG...I never realized how small thy really are as babies
Anyu31 10 months ago
awww i shall call him wormy :)
blueberrysmilie1 11 months ago 2
@blueberrysmilie1 so, you shall call him Wormy, and he will be yours, and he will be your wormy? lol!
em91198able 11 months ago
so compared to a penny, how big is it, or rather, how SMALL is it?
MushroomKnifeStain 1 year ago
@MushroomKnifeStain dunno, I could only see the head and neck, but you can compare it to the guys thumbnail in the vid
videoapparatus 1 year ago
@videoapparatus or finger nail rather, it's pretty small
videoapparatus 1 year ago
@MushroomKnifeStain THATS WHAT SHE SAID
smerf416 2 months ago
QUE INCREIBLE CREAR UN COLIBRI
pascualolivares 1 year ago
♥Beautiful Hummingbird Video! ~Please Never Put Red Dye In Hummingird Feeder Sugar Water & Don't Buy Mixtures That Have Red Dye Or Anything Artificial ~It Will Kill Hummingbirds! Companies Want to Make Money Selling Junk & Don't Care About Hummingbirds! Make Your Own Hummingbird Nectar Easily! ~ Put 1/2 Cup Pure Cane Sugar & 2 Cups Cool Water In A Stainless Steel Pan & Boil For A Couple Minutes! Let It FULLY COOL! Then Put It In Hummingbird Feeder! Always 4 Parts Water & 1 Part Sugar!♥
MagickalHummingbird 1 year ago 3
@MagickalHummingbird Hey retard! How about you get a brain? My grandfather, bless his soul, feeds hummingbirds RED DYED sugar water he makes himself, and the same 30-some hummingbirds come EVERY YEAR. So try doing the right thing, for once.
Tsami6 1 year ago
@MagickalHummingbird Yes, this is true... NEVER EVER put red dye in any hummingbird water to feed... So Tsami6, people are not "retards" and they DO "have a brain"....
maha0921 1 year ago
what did u feed it?
BATREZ123 1 year ago
@BATREZ123 I just shot the vid, I dunno what the rehabber is feeding it
videoapparatus 1 year ago
So tiny !
TAJours 1 year ago
soo cute :3
AmmyxWaka 2 years ago
did the humm survive?
Lovelyczech 2 years ago
for about two weeks
videoapparatus 2 years ago
@videoapparatus why did he died?? :(
AndreitaSofia 2 years ago
I think the rehabber tried to keep feeding it but the parents didn't return
videoapparatus 2 years ago
the bird parents didnt return
videoapparatus 2 years ago
this is an approximate answer to what to feed it:
"The mother hummingbird will eat nectar and bugs and then regurgitate it into a slurry substance the baby hummingbirds can digest. She will feed this mixture to the baby hummingbirds approximately every twenty (20) minutes. A baby hummingbird needs the mother hummingbird to feed them. Baby hummingbirds can not drink hummingbird nectar like adults do because there is not enough protein in the regular hummingbird nectar." from some website
videoapparatus 2 years ago
oops... well... im actually feeding it with pure nectar, and its "fully alive" i just really hope it can survive (the funny thing is that as soon as he hears me, he puts up his head high so i can feed him ^_^ its actually pretty cute =D)
thetallicagirl 2 years ago
maybe try mushing up some tiny bugs in there?
videoapparatus 2 years ago
aaww i have now one baby hummingbird in my patio, and the other one just died a few minutes ago because the mom abandoned them, now i dont know how to feed it! :'( i gave it sugar water, but... i dont think its gonna make it
thetallicagirl 2 years ago
I'm sorry, I don't know what they eat.
I just happened to shoot this video.
Call a vet where you are maybe the vet would know of a rehaber near you
videoapparatus 2 years ago
he died
JanerNake420 2 years ago
Maybe somebody can help me! I live in the mountains of Colorado and hummingbirds are very common. Well, a few days ago, i found a young humming bird but old enough to fly on my sidewalk. She is missing half her feathers on one wing and cant fly. At the moment she is hanging out in a shoebox witha saucer of nectar. I dont know what to do! heLP!
Marlimoo14 2 years ago
see if there is a wildlife rescue place where you live in the phone book, or call a bird rehab person.
videoapparatus 2 years ago
I found a nest and its empty but its soo cute will the hummingbirds come back to that nest again anybody know?
Honeyline2 3 years ago
yes or mostlikely
xxuncexx 2 years ago
aww i've always wondered what they look like when they're born. how cute! i wish i could see it in person. thanks for sharing
MRSBREBROWN 3 years ago 2
aw hes so adorable
rsfanatic7 3 years ago 10
I saved a baby hummingbird today from being stepped on!
queenOFcorn1994 3 years ago 17
nectar
81vic08 3 years ago
he feds them sugar water. mix sugar water with water and they will come. But he could only feed it 1 drop at a time because if you push more then they can eat they will drown, same thing with all baby animals
sk8terofdoom 3 years ago
He's not feeding it blood!If you buy humming bird food it's had red food dye put in it cuz humming birds have poor eyesight
GorillazROXhard 3 years ago
yeh i was leaning against a wall watching a nest of barn swallows and i felt something itchy and looked at my arm and i was covered i took like 10 showers worst part was that they got in my hair
cherrycola8795 3 years ago
yep definently. they stick 2 u and come in swarms of like.... MILLIONS they scare me!!!!!! when did u get them on u
cherrycola8795 3 years ago
birds... have bird mites. cuz whenever i pick up a bird that i find at the barn, i get covered in bird mites if i hold em 2 long
cherrycola8795 3 years ago
dont these things have bird mites??
cherrycola8795 3 years ago
Menanwhile, because it is a punishable "crime" to "kidnap" a baby bird in need in certain countries (It´s almost like playin the role of Osama Bin Laden :)) the baby dehydrates and dies...
This is silly.
abecedddario 3 years ago
I think this legilation can be carried to extremes. If the person involved means well, and unless is trying to cage or "keep" a wild bird it would be consideres de crime. But if you are sincerily trying to help such laws would need to be to be interpreted that way and not consider a "criminal" a person who means well and know or at least is trying to do the right thing.
abecedddario 3 years ago
Well, the hummer did fly away and he was very happy. My intention was to save this creature since he was lying in the ground, not hurt, but helpless. I think this legislation in ceertain countries about the hands-off nature policy is at times silly. If a bird or any animal needs your help it should be exercised on the spot, unless, you are dealing with a creature you know nothing about.
abecedddario 3 years ago
Wow that thing is tiny! It would be like trying to feed a bug or something. :0
dominokat07 3 years ago
Hello, thanks anyway. The hummingbir flew a month ago. He was happy and healthy, and I fed him like a pig. 100ml Water, 2 tsp sugar + 1 tsp bee pollen + a bit of egg white, and a micro portion of egg yolk.
abecedddario 4 years ago 2
Hi, I live in Guatemala and need to know what bebay hummingbirds are fed with. In Guatemala I don´t know if we have "rehabbers". ¿Did you feed it or the rehabber? Could you please ask the rehabber what "home" formuls he would recommend for a already feathered baby humminbird that can tfly yet? Thanks.
abecedddario 4 years ago
Dietas equilibradas en polvo, para agregar sólo agua tibia: ej. Nektar-Plus. Si urge (un polluelo sólo aguanta unas horas), solución de emergencia: 5ml de polen (una cucharadita), 10ml de azúcar (2 cucharaditas), 114 ml de agua tibia. Agitar hasta completa disolución antes de ofrecer. Esta fórmula es aceptable para la mayoría de especies en adultos y polluelos volantones, pero si no está totalmente emplumado, van a faltar proteínas.
¿Sabes de qué especie es?
popelairii 4 years ago
That thing is crazy hungry.
citizenanna 4 years ago
what did you feed it?
ricoandaya 4 years ago
cute.
1989betolopez 4 years ago
That is REALLY tiny.. But it's cute!
sunconuresgetwild 4 years ago
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DAMN, you caught a lot of flak for posting this vid. who'd a thunk?
marneydog 4 years ago
6 of 6 (last one!)
As you've found out first hand, people can get very testy when someone else messes with wildlife. I would recommend noting in the video description that a wildlife rehabber was the one attempting to rescue the bird, so others can rest assured that the bird is in competent hands (not making any judgement about your abilities - but people usually assume the worst!).
icterid 4 years ago
5 of 6.
The best advice I could give would be to call the rehab center and explain the situation, and then see what they want you to do. It may involve bringing the animal to them, or waiting around by the animal until they get there. Or, it may be to leave the animal to die. Sometimes that's the only option.
icterid 4 years ago
3 of 6 (whoops - can't count!).
Given the general shortage of personnel at rehab centers, they would probably ask you to bring the bird to them anyway, and so you would be acting under their diretion and have permission to temporarily possess the bird.
icterid 4 years ago
3 of 5.
Wildlife rehabilitators have (or should have) special permits from the government to keep wild birds to rehab them. It is possible that anyone in the process of transporting a sick or injured to a rehabilitator is temporarily exempt from the MBTA and may possess the bird while en route to the rehabber. But that part I'm not entirely clear on.
icterid 4 years ago
2 of 5.
It is also illegal to possess any part or a bird, including feathers, nests, or eggs. Technically, anyone who has a bird feather (chicken, turkey, grouse, quail, also known as "game birds" don't count) is in violation of the law, although there are bigger fish to fry so no one's really going to come after you about that (but still, it carries a $2,500 fine!).
icterid 4 years ago
Part 1 of 5 - sorry, this had to be broken down because of the 500 character limit!
Feeding is not illegal - anyone can put up bird feeders. The difference is having the bird in your possession vs. having the bird come to your feeder on its own accord and leave when it chooses (it's free and wild), and not "possesed" by any person. "Possessed" can be thought of as held, kept, captured, or taken, although there are several other definitions.
icterid 4 years ago
It is against Canada, US, and Mexico law to possess hummingbirds (and most other wild birds, in fact), as part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. All hummers are protected, even though a few species don't migrate. The biologists you spoke to are misinformed, and you should refer them to the MBTA, or possibly state officials.
icterid 4 years ago
You should have left the bird alone or contacted a wild bird rehabber. Mother was probably out feeding. They get no help from the male. Your biologist better look up information before giving advice because they are dead wrong, and now you have a dead hummer.
nanny56 4 years ago
sux man, im sorry
airrick16 4 years ago
then what happended?
airrick16 4 years ago
did it survive?
airrick16 4 years ago
While it is quite easy to hand feed baby songbirds, as they eat pieces of chopped up mealworms and soaked dog kibble and pieces of grape, hummingbirds are so tiny that it really requires a genius. It's extremely difficult.
m00dyz 4 years ago
Baby hummingbirds cannot live on sugar water alone. In fact, if they do not get protein within 24 hours they will die. That is probably what happened to your friends birds. I hope everyone reads this, if you find baby hummingbirds, PUT THEM BACK in the nest if you can. The mother will be looking for them to feed them the partially digested bugs that they need to survive. If you can't find the nest, find a wildlife recovery center to help.
lisamri 4 years ago 2
Lisamri, is right. It's against the law to have these birds, their nests or their eggs in your possession. I can tell by what was in the syringe that he didn't have a clue.
Wildlife rescue centers in Nevada
Nevada, Northern region, Washoe County (Reno)..... 775-284-WILD
Nevada, Southern region, Clark County (Las Vegas)..... 702-238-0570
Nevada, Western region, Washoe County (Carson City)..... 775-849-0345
jimmyjojo1234 4 years ago
aw that was so sweet it gave me a cavity. How sweet! Kudos on the attempt even if the babies didn't survive. Made my heart melt.
sheepinarowboat 4 years ago
Baby birds are hard to take care of, especially the smaller ones. I tried to care for a baby robin once. It also lasted only a few days. I think they need to be at a certain age before people are able to help them.
blackmoongizoku 4 years ago
what do you feed it??
pearlyangel710 5 years ago
How teeny tiny & beautiful.
jjjmac2003 5 years ago
Awesome video....How is it that you were able to raise these hummingbirds ???
KarenCalypte 5 years ago